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Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

Posted Dec 20, 07 3:40 PM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – A 16-year-old girl and her boyfriend beat to death her little sister while imitating moves from the Mortal Kombat  video game, Colorado police say. Heather Trujillo and Lamar Roberts, 17, kicked, punched, and body-slammed 7-year-old Zoe Garcia until she was unconscious, CNN reports. They have been charged as adults with felony child abuse.

When the girl stopped breathing, the pair tried to revive her with CPR before calling 911. She suffered a broken wrist, brain swelling, and multiple bruises. A witness claimed that when asked why he kept beating the girl, Roberts responded, “I don’t know. I was drunk.”  The teens face up to 48 years imprisonment.

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Lamar Roberts, 17, and Heather Trujillo, 16, were charged as adults on one count each of felony child abuse causing death.   (Associated Press; Composite)
"Ultimate Mortal Kombat" a recent addition to the game franchise.   (Associated Press)
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Two video game characters engage in "Mortal Kombat" in a screencapture from an installment of the popular game franchise.   (Wikimedia Commons)
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